I’ve talked about “Trader Vic” Bergeron before, but since I just visited San Francisco I thought I’d include a little bit of information about one of the key restaurants during the heyday of Tiki: Trader Vic’s San Francisco. Vic’s first restaurant was in the Bay area and he devotes two chapters to his “Home Port” of San Franciso and he praises the town as a gateway for international food culture into the US. SAN FRANCISCO, the end of a cook’s tour, where everyone seems to be interested in food and its preparation. This probably accounts for the hundreds of restaurants … Continue reading Tiki Tuesday Question Lounge for 7/29

Aloha everyone! This is the place to ask questions for Campitor and I to answer during our Tiki Tuesday live show taking place at 3pm on Tuesdays. Please check out previous threads to make sure that you aren’t asking a question that we’ve already covered. The recipe of the week: From Gekkeikan Sake’s website: Kyoto Breeze 2 parts Gekkeikan Sake ½ part cranberry juice 1 part fresh grapefruit juice Peel from ¼ a grapefruit Peel from ½ a lemon 1 bar spoon sugar Muddle the grapefruit peel, lemon peel and sugar in a mixing glass. Add Gekkeikan Sake, grapefruit juice … Continue reading Tiki Tuesday Question Lounge for 7/22

Ask questions about the game or this week’s subject in the thread and I’ll be answering them in next week’s Thunderbirds Tuesday live show! Thunderbirds are GO! A while ago I’d already posted up something about my favorite puppet based disaster rescue show but this is a more thought out post for the blog! Gerry Anderson’s Supermarionation tv show The Thunderbirds was something that I watched a little of as a kid, though I hadn’t watched a lot of the show itself, I’ll never forget the bombastic opening credits. Growing up in Los Angeles and making monthly trips to the … Continue reading Thunderbirds Tuesday Question Lounge 7/15